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'Dutch Trump' loses in Netherlands election

Mr Wilders' nativist platform is similar to other populist, far-right leaders across Europe.

PHOTO: AFP

WEDNESDAY'S high-profile election in the Netherlands, which boasts the fifth largest economy in the eurozone, saw Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) emerging again as the largest party. The ballot drew a global spotlight on the Netherlands